49% of organizations expect complete or significant displacement of traditional penetration testing services by agentic AI.

May 27, 2026

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49% of organizations expect complete or significant displacement of traditional penetration testing services by agentic AI. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Synack & Omdia in May 2026. It covers topics including Agentic AI, Penetration Testing, Agentic AI Penetration Testing, Enterprise. The original data appears in The 2026 State of Agentic AI in Pentesting. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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49% of organizations expect complete or significant displacement of traditional penetration testing services by agentic AI. This data was published by Synack & Omdia and covers Agentic AI, Penetration Testing, Agentic AI Penetration Testing, Enterprise.

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This statistic comes from The 2026 State of Agentic AI in Pentesting, published by Synack & Omdia on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://go.synack.com/ai-pentesting-report-omdia.

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This statistic relates to Agentic AI, Penetration Testing, Agentic AI Penetration Testing, Enterprise. Browse more statistics on Agentic AI or from Synack & Omdia.

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